Syllabus
1. Introduction to the subject. Objectives of science education. Nature as an object of interest.
2. Developmental theories and science education (Jean Piaget, Lev S. Vygotskij, thinking and speech). Pedagogical applications of knowledge of developmental theories.
3. Intelligence theory. Howard Gardner's naturalist intelligence. Science gifted pupils in the school.
4. Science literacy.
5. Pedagogical Theories (behaviorism, structuralism, theory of didactic situations, connectivism) of and their influence on science education.
6. Science language. Nonverbal Communication.
7. Method of "good" questions.
8. Didactic principles of Science education.
9. Teaching aids and their classification. Real objects and living organisms. Representations (models, displays, projections, books). Multisensory aids. Games and gamification. Programs, teaching automats, applications. Measuring instruments.
10. Proven didactic approaches for science education ie. heuristic methods, research method, narrative method, place - based education, outdoor learning, transformative learning.
11. Theory of Didactics Situation by Brousseau.
12. Summary, reflection.
Annotation
Students will get acquainted in an interactive form with the theory and practice of modern science education with an emphasis on biology education and STEM education.
1. Introduction to the subject. Objectives of science education. Nature as an object of interest.
2. Developmental theories and science education (Jean Piaget, Lev S. Vygotskij, thinking and speech). Pedagogical applications of knowledge of developmental theories.
3. Intelligence theory. Howard Gardner's naturalist intelligence. Science gifted pupils in the school.
4. Science literacy.
5. Pedagogical Theories (behaviorism, structuralism, theory of didactic situations, connectivism) of and their influence on science education.
6. Science language. Nonverbal Communication.
7. Method of "good" questions.
8. Didactic principles of Science education.
9. Teaching aids and their classification. Real objects and living organisms. Representations (models, displays, projections, books). Multisensory aids. Games and gamification. Programs, teaching automats, applications. Measuring instruments.
10. Proven didactic approaches for science education ie. heuristic methods, research method, narrative method, place - based education, outdoor learning, transformative learning.
11. Theory of Didactics Situation by Brousseau.
12. Summary, reflection.